Central Valley Commodities-CVC Shavings

COME VISIT OUR BOOTH AT HORSE EXPO – BUILDING 7, BOOTH 7221 With all the focus on skyrocketing prices for horse care supplies, Central Valley Commodities has a new year's plan for helping their customers maximize the use and affordability of their bedding products. Just like hay, bedding is a necessity for horses, whether they are in show barns, outdoor paddocks or at breeding farms. CVC Owner, Gene Hull has put together all of the elements for providing quality shavings and rice hulls - with the announcement of their upcoming opening of a new bagging plant in Yuba City, CA, CVC is truly your one-stop supplier for bedding needs covering the West Coast. “The idea for the new bagging plant came from our customers,” Gene says. The company started out in the trucking business, and then branched out into sourcing and delivering shavings and rice hulls by the loose bulk truckload. Customers who loved the loose bulk at their ranches because of its affordability also began asking about bagged products for seasonal, portable occasions. Breeding and training farms needed the loose bulk delivered to their site, and then when breeding quieted down, the show season was looming in full swing. Any horse person who has paid the high prices of buying shavings at the shows knows that in this economy, costs need to be controlled whenever possible. So CVC began also delivering truckloads of bagged products, so their customers would have a supply of bagged shavings and rice hulls to take with them on the road. This was one way for clients to tighten the purse strings. Because they were ordering from another bagging facility at the start, some problems developed. The inconsistency in the bagging process with the outside source led Gene to realize that with their own bagging plant, they could control a lot of factors. His goal with the new plant is to provide a more consistent, accurate product – from the way the shavings are compressed, to the ratio of the combined products in the Ultimate Blend of rice hulls and Ultimate Bedding shavings…all the way to how the bags are sealed so they don't rip or tear so easily in delivery or handling. The equipment at the new plant is literally cutting edge! The equipment produces state of the art screening to guarantee the highest quality of bagged bedding – with control over their plant operations, CVC can make sure every bag is filled properly. Then, the bagged products are delivered by CVC's own fleet of Gene Hull trucks, at a cost-saving price for their customers. The other advantage of bagging their own bedding is that now CVC will be able to offer more sizes of bags for their clients. Customers can save even more by taking advantage of larger bag sizes, such as 8 cubic foot and 12 cubic foot bags. These sizes are still very easy to handle but they allow more product per load, so the pricing is better. Plus, with these new bag size options, and the combination of getting rice hulls mixed with their Ultimate Bedding shavings, clients will see a reduction in bedding waste, will have better pricing per load, and will be able to depend on the delivery with only one call to CVC. CVC Shavings is truly a family business Gene and his wife (high school sweetheart) LeeAnn started Gene Hull Trucking 26 years ago. She serves as the company's CFO and their two sons, Nathan and Matt, have always been involved in the businesses and are preparing to carry on the family tradition when the time comes. Coupled with family-run management Steve Lane is “the nephew” and an unwavering commitment to customer service, that formula has proved a winner and is sure to be a strong foundation as CVC Shavings undergoes its next phase of growth thanks to the Yuba City plant. CVC Shavings is truly “Covering the West in Shavings & Rice Hulls” in 2012! Call today to place your truckload or half truckload order – bagged and loose bulk – and you can even request their forklift to unload at your site! Simplify your bedding management with superior products, competitive pricing, reliable deliveries…all at one place – Central Valley Commodities! www.cvcshavings.com (559) 896-9292; email: sales@cvcshavings.com